QUETTA:
Former chief of the banned outfit the Baloch Nationwide Military (BNA), Gulzar Imam, on Tuesday appealed to all insurgents to give up arms for the sake of Balochistan.
Imam was the chief and founding father of the BNA till he was arrested in a high-profile intelligence-based operation by the safety forces in April.
The ‘high-value goal’ has been a “hardcore militant in addition to founder and chief of the banned outfit BNA)which got here into being after the amalgamation of Baloch Republican Military (BRA) and United Baloch Military (UBA)”, learn the assertion issued by the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR).
The army’s media wing elaborated that the BNA has been chargeable for dozens of violent terrorist assaults in Pakistan, together with assaults on regulation enforcement businesses (LEAs) installations in Panjgur and Noshki.
Gulzar additionally remained as “deputy to Brahamdagh Bugti in Baloch Republican Military (BRA) until 2018 and was instrumental within the formation of Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) and remained its operational head”, in keeping with the assertion.
He was introduced earlier than the media right this moment the place he admitted his mistake, saying “I used to be on the improper path”.
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He revealed that he belonged to the Promenade space of Panjgur. “I used to be a contractor and believed that there’s an unfair distribution of assets within the province,” he stated.
He additionally stated that he joined the armed resistance 15 years in the past and remained actively engaged till his arrest.
Imam nonetheless confused that since his arrest, he had had the chance to mirror on his actions and after doing a little soul-searching he had reached the conclusion that violence was not the reply.
He maintained {that a} wrestle for Balochistan’s rights was solely potential via political change and an armed wrestle would solely push the area into additional despair.
In the meantime, Balochistan Inside Minister Zia Langove said that the federal government was ever keen to enter dialogue with these concerned within the insurgency.